Tracy Briley, 50, was arrested and charged with felony lewd and lascivious exhibition

A man who was caught performing oral sex on a woman on a Florida boardwalk told officers that he was 'an emergency responder and had to assist the female as it was his duty,' police say.

Tracy Briley, 50, was found with his shorts around his ankles and his genitals in plain view at the Sunset Beach Boardwalk on Wednesday afternoon, a Treasure Island police spokesperson told DailyMail.com.

Briley claimed that since he was homeless, he didn't have any other choice but to have sex in public.

A witness told authorities that he and his three-year-old grandson witnessed Briley performing oral sex on the woman, who is also homeless.

The woman involved was taken to Palms of Pasadena medical center for a 'medical issue,' Fox 13 reported.

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Police arrested Briley and charged him with felony lewd and lascivious exhibition. He was also charged with a misdemeanor trespassing count.

He is currently in the county jail being held in lieu of $10,000 bond as of Friday morning.

According to The Smoking Gun, this isn't his first run-in with the law. Briley's record includes prior arrests for battery; possession of drug paraphernalia; evidence tampering; robbery; disorderly conduct; littering; and possession of an open container.